Trap



Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,261

A. B. DoDsON TRAP Filed Nov. 5. 1922 3141x2114' oz Patented Aug. i?,1923.

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Application 1ed` November To all whom t muy concern Be it known that l,Anvr B. DoDsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Longton,inthe county of Elk and State of Kansas, have invented certain new anduse ful Improvements in a Trap'7 of which the.

following is a specification.

The present invention relatesvto improve`` ments in traps andparticularly to the class of traps known as mouse traps.

An object of my invention is to provide a mouse trap that may be usedyeither with or without bait. i j j j A further lobject, of my inventionis to provide a'mouse trap, that may be set and caused to be operatedvery easily and quickly. f

A still further object of my invention is to provide a mouse trap thatis simple: strong, durable and inexpensive in construction, and that iswell adapted to the 34: by means of a bolt or the like23. Pivotedl usefor which it is designed.`

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

j kIn the drawings, wherein like 'numerals are employed to designatelike yparts throughout the same, j

Figure lis y a perspective view of my device in an assembled conditionshowing a portion broken away for the purpose of illustration, s y j jFigure 2 isa bottom elevation of the same,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectionftaken through my invention, and j j.j

Figure d is a detail of the trigger mecha-i nism. l

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the bodyportion of my trap, which is formed from a single piece of materiahandwhich is bent down on its two sidesand one end forming a base. the tw-osides 6 and 7 and an end 8. Vllhe other end of thebody portion 5 is bentjupwardly, to form` one of the jaws ofthe trap 9. Prong members 10 areformed on the inner sideof the aw `9 `as will be more fully describedhereinafter. e A. sl'dable member 11 is adapted yto he mounted on thebodyportion 5 by means oit depending ears 12 which areformed integralwith the slidable portion 11 and are adapted to be received withinelongated slots 13 ma de in the body portionl. The `depending ears Therbase comprises 3,1922.` `serial no. 598,852.

12 terminate on the lower side of the body'v portion 5x in angularextensionsle, which prevent the depending ears 12 from becomingdisengaged. The slidable portion is provided withra stepped portion 157which terminates in the second jaw member 16 which is also provided withthe sharpened projection members 17. Made integral with the slidablemember 11, in any convenient place7 is a cut out and bent up portion 18which serves as a handle. j

Formed near the rear end of the body portion 5 is a depending member 34to which is adapted to be pivot-ally mounteda trig-` ger member 19 whichextends through opening 20 near the front end of the body portion 5 andterminates in a platform 21 on which are formed prongs 22 to receive thebait when it is deemed advisable to use bait vin conjunction with mytra-p. rlhe trigger member -19 is pivoted to the depending atim to theother end ofthe depending member 3ft by means of the bolt 35 is theother trigger member 2st, which is provided with a notch 25 which isadapted to' receive the projection 26 of th-e trigger member 19.' Aspring member 27 is connected between both trigger members to hold thesaine ordinarily in engagement. The trigger member'24 is pro-- videdwith the upwardly extending finger 28which is adapted to be receivedwithin `a small opening 29` formed ,in the slidable member 11. A coiledspring member 30 is fastened to the depending lug 31, which ismadefintegral with the slidable member 11 by cutting out a portion of 11and bending it downwardly and which extends through thefslot 32 in thebody portion 5 and the other end of the coil spring 30 is connectedtothe depending lug 33 formed integral with the body portion 5. It willthus be seen that the jaws 9 and 1G are closed7 due to the effect of thespring and it is only when the triggery mechanism is set that the jawsare vheld in spaced relation and held in such position until theplatform 21 is touched and the trigger mechanism released therebyallowing the spring 30 to close the aws.

It will thus be seen, that in operation the handle 18 is movedbaekwardly, thcreby'allowing the upwardly extending finger 2S toenterthe opening 2Q due to the effect of the spring 27, and the member26 will be held in the,l notch 25. The platform `21 may be baited withsuitable bait which is held by means of the prongs 22, and when themouse shown by full linesin the same figure. It.

is a well knownrfact that mice will walk along a room near to a wall, soif it is desired, the trap may be set along the wall, and the mouse willtry to pass over the plat,- form 21, thereby springing the trap and themouse is caught. 'Howeven it is Vadvisable to bait the trap as it isalmost certain that the mouse will be tempted by the bait.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorte to without departing from the spirit of my invention or thescope of the subjoined claims. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A trapk oftheclass described comprising a base portion, a jaw member made integralwithsaid base portion, a second jaw member slidably mounted on said baseportion, a depending member made integral with said base portion, atrigger member pivoted to said depending member, a platform carried bythe other end of said trigger member and located between said jaws, asecond ltrigger member pivoted to the other end of said dependingmember, and a spring connecting said trigger members.

2. A trap of the class described comprising a base portion, a jaw madeintegral with one end of said base portion, a second jaw member slidablymounted on the top of said base portion, a depending arm made integralwith said base portion, trigger mechanism pivoted thereto, a platformcarried by said trigger mechanism, and located between said jaws, and acoiled spring carried at one end kby saidv movable jaw, and mounted atits opposite end to the under side of said base.

3. A trap of the class described comprising a base portion, said baseportion being provided with a plurality of elongated slots, a jaw madeintegral with one end of said base portion, a jaw member havingdepending fingers which. are adapted to be received within saidelongated slots in said base, the ends of said depending fingers endingin angular extensions to prevent the displacement ofsaid jaw, and meansto operate said movable jaw on said base.

pivoted arms, and a coil spring adapted to move said slidable jawmember.

5. A trap of the class described comprising a base portion, a jaw membermade integral with said base portion, asecond jaw member slidablymounted on said base portion, Said slidable jaw member being providedwith an aperture, a depending flange made integral with said baseportion, a trigger member pivoted to one endof said depending flange, aplatform carried by one end of said trigger member and located betweensaid jaws, the opposite end of said trigger member being provided with aprojection, a second trigger member pivoted to the other end of saiddepending flange and associated with the first mentioned trigger member,an upwardly extending finger carried by said second trigger member, andadapted for reception within the aperture in said slidable jaw, and aresilient member connected to said trigger members.

6. A trap of the class Adescribed comprising a base portion, said baseportion being provided near one end with an elongated slot, a jaw membermade integrall with the opposite end thereof, a secondV jaw memberslidably mounted on saidbase portion and being provided with anaperture, a depending flange made integral with the base portion, atrigger member mounted on the depending flange and extending through anopening in said base portion,`a platform carried by the oppositeend ofthe trigger member and located between said jaws, a second triggermember mounted on said depending flange, a spring connecting ksaidpivoted trigger members, one of the trigger members being provided withapprojection, a linger made integral with the other of said triggermembers, said finger being adapted for reception within the apertureformed in said slidable jaw, the second trigger having a notch formedtherein for the reception of the projection of the other trigger member,and a coil spring adapted to move said slidable jaw.

7. A trap of the class'desc'ribed comprising a base portion, saidbaseportion having a plurality of slots, a jaw Vmade integral with one endof said base portion, a aw membei1 having depending'ear's whichare'adapted to be received within said elongated slotsin said base`r theends of said depending ears ending in angular extensions to prevent thedisplacement of said jaw, a, depending iange In testinionywheieof I aXmy signature made integral with said base, and trigger in presence oftwo Witnesses. mechanism pivotally mounted on said depending ange, a,depending lug carried by ARVY B' DODSON' '65 said second jew, and springmeans connected Witnesses:

to said depending lug and said base portion, Wu A. CETT, to slide saidjaw on said base portion. O. J. DEGARIMORE.

